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"Arthur's Eyes": After Arthur has an eye exam, he learns that he needs to wear glasses. But when he wears them at school for the first time, Francine calls him a "Four Eyes," and the other kids laugh at him. So he tries to avoid wearing his glasses/"Francine's Bad Hair Day": Francine doesn't care that it's school picture day, but Muffy thinks that she can change Francine's mind and her looks. So Muffy advises Francine to wear a dress and to get her hair styled. But when Arthur and Buster see Francine's new look, they make fun of her.
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"Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn": Arthur and his classmates are afraid of their new teacher Mr. Ratburn. 4th grader Prunella tells the recent 3rd graders that Mr. Ratburn eats nails for breakfast, he is a vampire with hypnotic powers, and that if you get an answer wrong, he will send you to "Death Row." But is this what Mr. Ratburn is really like?/"Arthur's Spelling Trubble": Arthur is one of the students who will be in the all-school spellathon. He doesn't think that he is good speller, but Mr. Ratburn thinks otherwise. Arthur studies extra-hard, but he feels like he isn't making any progress.
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D.W. All Wet: D.W. enjoys her field trip at the aquarium...until she sees an octopus. It gets so hot in Elwood City that Mr. Read suggests that the family should go to Bear Lake. But D.W. refuses to go because she thinks that there are octopuses in the lake./Buster's Dino Dilemma: When Mr. Ratburn's class goes on a field trip to Rainbow Rock State Park, Buster finds a dinosaur fossil and wants to keep it for himself.
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D.W.'s Imaginary Friend: Arthur doesn't like D.W.'s imaginary friend Nadine. When Arthur and Buster want to go on this new ride at Wonder World, D.W. begs to go on the ride also. But Arthur thinks that D.W. will embarrass him talking about Nadine in front of his friends./Arthur's Lost Library Book: Arthur borrows a lot of books from the library, including the newest 'Scare-Your-Pants-Off' book, 'The Mysterious Hand'. Arthur forgets that he had 'The Mysterious Hand' and tries to find it before he has to return it.
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Arthur's Pet Business: Arthur wants a dog. His parents will let him have a dog on one condition, that he can prove that he is responsible enough to take care of one. So Arthur decides to run a pet-sitting business. Arthur is careful to follow all the instructions on how to take care of Perky, Mrs. Wood's dog, but no matter what he does, Perky always growls./D.W. the Copycat: When Arthur tells D.W. that everything she likes is boring, she decides to copy Arthur by doing everything he does and by dressing like him.
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'Locked in the Library': Francine is mad at Arthur because she heard that he called her a marshmallow. But then they are assigned to work together on a report about heroes. When the two of them do research in the Elwood City Library, they doze off. When they wake up, they realize that the library is closed and won't open until Monday. Will Arthur and Francine ever make up?/ Arthur Accused: Arthur has collected quarters for a new dog for the Elwood City Fire Department, but Mrs. MacGrady says that she never got them. Mr. Haney thinks that Arthur stole the quarters. Can Buster Baxter, Private Eye, prove that Arthur is innocent?
S1 • E7
Arthur Goes To Camp: Arthur and his friends go to Camp Meadowcroak. Arthur sends postcards to his family telling them how it's boys vs. girls./Buster Makes the Grade: Buster is getting poor grades in school. Mr. Ratburn tells him that if he doesn't get a B on the next test, 'he won't have the pleasure of joining his friends in the fourth grade.' So Buster's friends try tutoring him.
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'Arthur's New Puppy': Arthur got the dog that he always wanted, but the problem is that puppy Pal is always making a mess. Can Arthur train him? If not, what will happen to Pal?/'Arthur Bounces Back': Arthur wants to buy 'Moon Boots', but he needs to earn ten dollars, and earning money isn't easy for him.
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'Arthur Babysits': Despite warnings from D.W. and Prunella, Arthur babysits the Tibble Twins. As their babysitter, Arthur tries being tough, but the Tibbles keep misbehaving./'Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe': It's time for the annual Read Family Reunion, and Arthur dreads it because his cousin Mo is there, and every year she humiliates him.
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'Arthur's Birthday': Arthur has invited all his friends to attend his birthday party. But the problem is that Muffy's birthday party is the same day. Then the boys decide to go Arthur's party and the girls to Muffy's party. But Arthur and Francine think that it would be more fun if everybody was together, so they come up with a plan./'Francine Frensky, Superstar': Whenever Francine is in a school play, she is given the worst role. Her classmates ask Mr. Ratburn to give her a good part, and so he casts Francine as Thomas Edison. But Francine lets the role go to her head.
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'Arthur's Baby': Arthur is worried about what it would be like to have a new baby in the house. After Kate is born, she cries whenever Arthur holds her, but doesn't cry when D.W. holds her. When Kate cries nonstop, D.W. and Arthur try to solve the problem./'D.W.'s Baby': D.W. is very happy to have a new baby sister, but she doesn't like her as much when Kate's crying keeps her up at night, or how she stinks up the room with her dirty diapers, and she doesn't like how Kate is getting more attention than her. D.W. comes up with several plans to make Mom and Dad like her more than Kate. But finds out that maybe a big sister is what a little sister really needs. That and a clean diaper. P.U.!...
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'Arthur Writes a Story': Mr. Ratburn gives his class an assignment: to write a story either fiction or non-fiction. Arthur decides to write the story of how he got his dog Pal. When he tells his story to D.W., she says that it is boring, and she suggests to make Pal an elephant. Then whenever Arthur tells his changed story to a friend, they keep telling him how it can be improved, and eventually becomes a really bizarre story/'Arthur's Lost Dog': The Read family are out celebrating Downtown Day in Elwood City, and suddenly Kate cries, but Mom, Dad, Arthur and D.W. don't know why. Pal knows that Kate is crying because she wants a balloon, so Pal runs away to get one. Arthur thinks that Pal ran away because he doesn't like Arthur.
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'So Long, Spanky': D.W. has a pet bird named Spanky that she likes because he annoys Arthur, and she can dress him up. But then Spanky becomes sick and dies, and she doesn't want to replace him with any other pet. However, when a toad comes into the Reads' yard and follows D.W. around, she gets frustrated because it won't go away./'Buster's New Friend': Instead of hanging out with Arthur, Buster hangs out with his new friend Mike. Buster boasts about how good Mike is at miniature golf and bowling. Arthur and Buster are supposed to do a science project together, but Arthur is always stuck doing it himself, so Arthur is mad that Buster spends so much time with Mike.
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'Arthur the Wrecker': Arthur is obsessed with a computer game called "Deep Dark Sea." Without his mom's permission, Arthur plays some of the game so that Buster can see what it's like. When Arthur and Buster fight over the mouse, the computer turns off and they can't seem to be able to turn it back on. Can they fix it before Mrs. Read returns?/'Arthur and the True Francine': Francine reminds Muffy about the time Muffy first attended Lakewood Elementary. When they first met each other Francine and Muffy became fast friends, but Muffy tries to impress Francine more by telling her lies such as at her old school she taught math. Then Muffy copies Francine's answers to the math test, and Francine gets blamed.
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'Arthur's Family Vacation': Arthur wants to go to Camp Meadowcroak again this summer, but when D.W. tells him that they're going on a vacation, Arthur is disappointed. The Read Family Vacation is a disaster from the beginning. Plagued by traffic stinky diapers and unplanned pit stops. Their plans on going to the ocean are wrecked by a big rainstorm, so Arthur comes up with alternate activities./'Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm': Arthur and D.W. spend some time at Grandpa Dave's farm. They are excited about going to the fair, but when they notice that the farm is in so poor of condition that the chickens are in the bedroom, Arthur and D.W. become concerned about Grandpa Dave. Can Dave's friend Ed help change his attitude?
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'Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest': Arthur tries to write a jingle for the Crunch Cereal contest, but he has trouble making up a good melody./'D.W. Flips': Whenever D.W. starts a new activity, she never wants to practice, but her mom allows her to join a gym class anyway. At the gym class, D.W.'s obstacles include "Miss Perfect" Emily, the teasing Tibbles, and not being able to do a cartwheel.
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1. "Meek for a Week": Muffy bets Francine that Francine can't be nice for an entire week. 2. "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper": Arthur and Buster are stuck sitting at the "Tough Customer Table." Buster tells the Tough Customers that Arthur is really good at gleeping, not knowing what "gleep" means. Eventually, Arthur and Buster learn that "gleep" means "steal," and Arthur's reputation as a thief escalates.
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'Arthur's Chicken Pox': Arthur feels funny in art class. It turns out that he has the chicken pox. D.W. is jealous of the attention that Arthur is getting because he's sick. Even Grandma Thora gives Arthur special treatment/Sick as a Dog': Mr. and Mrs. Read keep telling Arthur not to give his food to Pal. One day, Arthur finds Pal acting lethargic and making weird noises. Arthur is worried about what the vet will do to Pal, and Arthur blames D.W. for making Pal sick.
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'D.W. Rides Again': D.W. wants to ride in the bike-a-thon, but she has a trike, not a bike. Arthur offers to teach D.W. how to ride her new bike, but after the Tibble Twins tease her about using training wheels, D.W. decides that it is best for her to teach herself./'Arthur Makes the Team': Francine's dad is the new baseball coach. The kids take turns pitching so Coach Frensky can decide who would be the best. Francine pitches the ball too high, and Arthur has trouble catching balls in the outfield. Can the kids get along as a team?
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'Arthur's Almost Boring Day': Mr. Ratburn gives his students an assignment to write a short report on what they do over the weekend. Arthur, Buster, and Francine planned on going to the park, but the rain ruins their plans. Arthur doesn't want to play with D.W. because he is embarrassed what the other kids will think. Eventually, Arthur and D.W. go over to Grandma Thora's house/'The Half-Baked Sale': Grandma Thora is a terrible cook, but Arthur and D.W. don't want to hurt her feelings. When Thora tells her grandchildren that she is in charge of the school bake sale, Arthur and D.W. try to come up with a way to keep people from buying Thora's cookies.
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'Sue Ellen Moves In': A new family has moved to Elwood City. Buster thinks they're aliens, but Arthur doesn't believe it. All the kids think that the girl, Sue Ellen, is not a normal kid. They have theories that she is an art thief or a spy. Who is she really?/'The Perfect Brother': Brain is spending the weekend at the Reads' house. Arthur is mad at Brain because Brain is always being smarter than him, being neater than him, and eating better than him.
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'D.W.'s Snow Mystery': D.W. has kept a snowball in her freezer ever since last winter. When she discovers that it's missing, she accuses Arthur, Buster, and Francine of stealing it. Everybody has different ideas of what could have happened to the snowball and accuse each other of taking it out of the freezer./'Team Trouble': Arthur, Buster, and Francine are teamed up to do a report on Ancient Rome. Together they agree to make their report creative and decide to do a comic book. Arthur works on the 1st page, Francine the 2nd, and Buster the 3rd. But when they show each other their finished pages, they notice that their completely different and tell the other two kids to change their pages.
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'Bully for Binky': Binky Barnes in the toughest kid in school, and he's always taking the other kids' desserts! So the picked-on kids try to come up with an "anti-Binky plan." Binky ruins Sue Ellen's attempt to break a rope-jumping record and that makes her mad. So she tells Binky to meet her outside the school at 3:00. When Binky learns that Sue Ellen takes classes of the martial art Tae Kwon Do, he does all he can to avoid meeting Sue Ellen./'Mis-fortune Teller': For Prunella's half-birthday, she receives a fortune-telling device called a "cootie catcher." The kids test it by asking questions about future events. Finally convinced about the power of the cootie catcher, they start asking questions that would make decisions for them.
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'Arthur's Tooth': Francine calls Arthur a baby because he is the only kid in Mr. Ratburn's class who hasn't lost a baby tooth. So Arthur does all he can to get his loose tooth out./'D.W. Gets Lost': When Emily shows D.W. her new earrings, D.W. begs her parents to buy some earrings for her. Mrs. Read tells D.W. that she will take her to the department store so they can look at the earrings together and will make a decision once she sees the earrings. When D.W. and Mrs. Read are at the store, Mr. Crosswire asks Mrs. Read if she can spare 5 minutes to talk. During those 5 minutes, D.W. and her imaginary friend Nadine wander around the store looking for the earrings, but they end up getting lost.
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'D.W. Thinks Big': Aunt Lucy is getting married. Arthur is the ring bearer. Cousin Cora is the flower girl. D.W. wants to help, but she's too little. When Arthur loses the ring in the church organ, D.W. finally does her part./'Arthur Cleans Up': The park is covered with trash, and Arthur wants to do something about it. Mr. Read comes up with the idea of a "kids' clean-up brigade." He tells Arthur's friends that it was all Arthur's idea, but his friends don't want to help because it means making sacrifices. Francine's dad, who is a garbage man, has all the sanitation workers get involved.
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'My Dad, the Garbage Man': Mr. Ratburn's class has been learning about careers. Muffy's dad, Brain's mom, and Francine's dad have offered to show the class what their jobs are like. But Francine is worried what will happen when the other kids learn that her dad is a garbage man./'Poor Muffy': Muffy is allergic to the new rugs in her house. Francine suggests that Muffy stay at her apartment until all the carpet is taken out. While staying at the Frenskys', Muffy complains about only getting three TV channels, eating leftovers, and not being allowed to play her music really loud.
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'D.W.'s Blankie': D.W. takes her blankie with her wherever she goes. But somehow it ends up missing. Arthur promised to watch "Renegade Joe" with Buster, but D.W. persuades Arthur to help her look for her blankie, and D.W. has a lot of crazy theories about what happened to it./'Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble': Mr. Ratburn gets sick and his sister Ms. Ratburn is the substitute teacher. The students think that she'll be tough like Mr. Ratburn, but it turns out that she is an easy teacher.
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'I'm a Poet': Fern is the only student to sign up for the poetry contest. She bets all the other kids that they can't write a poem, and the kids are up to the challenge./'The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!': Kids are waiting in line at the library for the latest book in the 'Scare-Your-Pants-Off' series. But an organization called 'PAWS': Parents Against Weird Stories, wants to ban the books. So Arthur and his friends decide to make petitions to keep the books.
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'My Club Rules!': The Strawberry Festival is coming to Elwood City, and the kids have ideas for parade floats. When curious D.W. climbs up the treehouse, the kids tell her that they belong to a parade float club and that she can't join. After Muffy says that the treehouse needs fixing up and insists that everyone pays dues, the kids decide to form their own clubs./'Stolen Bike': Francine is embarrassed that her bike is old while everyone else has a new bike. After getting rid of it, she tells everyone that it was stolen.
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'Arthur's First Sleepover': There are rumors about spaceships, and D.W. wants to take a picture of one. Arthur, Buster, and Brain are having a sleepover in Arthur's yard, and D.W. wants to be at the sleepover too so that she can take pictures of aliens. But, of course, she's not invited, so D.W. decides to pull a prank on them./'Arthur's New Years Eve': For the past few years, Arthur kept on trying to stay up until midnight for the new year, but he always fell asleep. This year he decides to not stay up at all, until his friends tell him what happens every year. But they all have different stories.
Buster Baxter
Descriptive Narrator
Francine Alice Frensky
Mr. Read
Mary Alice Crosswire
Emil Nigel Ratburn III
Mrs. Read
Arthur Read
Grandpa Dave
Grandma Thora Read